App Dev Worksheet: Users and Needs
Developer's tip (User first): Users are the people the app is for; there are often several groups (students, teachers, parents). A need is the user’s problem; a feature is how the app solves it. Ask and watch real users before you build.
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- 1.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a share button (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 2.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a problem a user has (b) a colour theme (c) a type of button (d) a phone setting
- 3.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 4.👥 A library app has 75 readers, 115 librarians and 265 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 5.👥 A cricket club app has 285 players, 80 coaches and 70 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 6.👥 A clinic app has 245 patients, 40 doctors and 225 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 7.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 8.👥 A library app has 165 readers, 45 librarians and 105 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 9.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a big-text reader (b) a water reminder (c) a recipe finder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 10.👥 A school app has 115 students, 140 teachers and 235 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 11.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 12.👥 A clinic app has 245 patients, 45 doctors and 190 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 13.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 14.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 16.👥 A clinic app has 230 patients, 90 doctors and 55 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 17.👥 A cricket club app has 90 players, 175 coaches and 135 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 18.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 19.👥 A clinic app has 20 patients, 30 doctors and 145 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 20.👥 A cricket club app has 75 players, 90 coaches and 290 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 21.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) password (c) persona (d) pixel
- 22.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 23.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 24.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) is easy to build (b) needs no testing (c) wins every prize (d) helps nobody well
- 25.👥 A school app has 195 students, 240 teachers and 95 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 26.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 27.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a dark mode switch (d) a search bar
- 28.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) ask and watch users (c) pick the colours (d) guess on your own
- 30.👥 A school app has 75 students, 175 teachers and 105 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 31.👥 A cricket club app has 20 players, 40 coaches and 260 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 32.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 33.👥 A clinic app has 235 patients, 55 doctors and 200 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 34.👥 A clinic app has 155 patients, 180 doctors and 165 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 35.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 36.👥 A library app has 300 readers, 85 librarians and 115 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 37.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 38.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 40.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a big-text reader
Answer key
- a share button
- a problem a user has
- False
- 190
- 435
- patients
- True
- 315
- a water reminder
- 490
- a feature
- 480
- a user need
- True
- a feature
- patients
- 45
- False
- 115
- fans
- persona
- a reminder alarm
- a big-text reader
- helps nobody well
- 100
- a big-text reader
- “I forget my homework”
- True
- ask and watch users
- 70
- 20
- a recipe finder
- 180
- doctors
- a homework planner
- 500
- False
- True
- a user need
- a bus tracker
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